Mitred Corners Frame Tutorial

Mitred Corners Frame Tutorial PhotoImpact 10

Description: Learn how to make a frame with mitred corners.
Skill Level: Intermediate . I assume you know where the tools are in PI 10.
Featured Tools: Pick Tool, Tranform Tool, Selection Tools and Object Paint Eraser.
Additional Files: frame components and an image. I used a painting by Berthe Morisot ( 1841 - 1895 ). A French painter, who was way ahead of her time. She sold more of her paintings than any other of the impressionists. Please download the materials here. Put the unzipped folder on your desktop. We will save to this folder when we finish each part of this tutorial.
Author: © Wouter's Designs 2005.
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NOTE: I would suggest you read the entire tutorial, before you start. and if you need help, don't hesitate to contact me at this page. Thank you and have fun!

Instructions:
Don't forget to save your work often. Open a new canvas 600 x 500 pixels and fill it with a color of your choice. I am using: #446d8c Open the 364-50 and the 182-50 ufo files. Ctrl+D to duplicate each file and close the originals. We will make a rectangular frame, not a sqare. Click your Pick Tool. With your Ctrl button pressed, drag a copy of both files to your blue blackground. Right click: Select All Objects. Right click: Align -- Bottom. Deselect. Select the smaller piece of the frame by clicking on it and and with the left arrow key on your keyboard, put it in position. They should fit with no seam and no overlapping. Select the larger piece, rightclick: Duplicate. Change to the Transform Tool and rotate your duplicated piece 90 degrees to the left. and move it out of the way: Deselect. Select the two original top pieces and right click: Merge as a Single Object. Right click: Select All Objects: Right click: Align - Top Right click: Align - Left Using the Pick Tool, move the selected objects to the center of your canvas. Deselect. Change to your Object Paint Eraser and in the Attribute Toolbar use these settings: In your Brush Panel make sure that you have the same settings as below: Maybe you need to use the: " keep equal width and height" button (lock) button. Maybe you need to zoom in a bit now. Note: Maybe you want to drag the screen shot below into your workspace for reference. Select the left vertical object and place your cursor (brush) like this: Note: It is very important to get this done precisely. Your cursor should be exactly in the inner corner (A). Make sure that your brush expands the left top of the frame (B). Click once with your mouse. Don't drag. This should be the result: Deselect. Select the other piece ( horizontal) and place your cursor like this: Click once and it should look like this now: Right click: Select All Objects. Right click: Merge as a Single Object. Rename this layer: top left Right click: Duplicate. Rename this layer: bottom right Change to the Transform Tool: Rotate and Flip: Flip the Object: Horizontally. Then: Flip the Object: Vertically. Press your Ctrl key and select both objects and drag them to the middle of your canvas. Deselect. My image looks like this now: On to Page 2 Site map

Instructions:

Don't forget to save your work often.

Open a new canvas 600 x 500 pixels and fill it with a color of your choice. I am using: #446d8c
Open the 364-50 and the 182-50 ufo files. Ctrl+D to duplicate each file and close the originals.
We will make a rectangular frame, not a sqare. Click your Pick Tool. With your Ctrl button pressed, drag a copy of both files to your blue blackground.

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Right click: Select All Objects.
Right click: Align -- Bottom.
Deselect.
Select the smaller piece of the frame by clicking on it and and with the left arrow key on your keyboard, put it in position. They should fit with no seam and no overlapping.

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Select the larger piece, rightclick: Duplicate. Change to the Transform Tool and rotate your duplicated piece 90 degrees to the left.

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and move it out of the way:

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Deselect.
Select the two original top pieces and right click: Merge as a Single Object.
Right click: Select All Objects: Right click: Align - Top
Right click: Align - Left

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Using the Pick Tool, move the selected objects to the center of your canvas.
Deselect.

Change to your Object Paint Eraser and in the Attribute Toolbar use these settings:

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In your Brush Panel make sure that you have the same settings as below:
Maybe you need to use the: " keep equal width and height" button (lock) button.

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Maybe you need to zoom in a bit now.
Note: Maybe you want to drag the screen shot below into your workspace for reference.

Select the left vertical object and place your cursor (brush) like this:
Note: It is very important to get this done precisely.

Your cursor should be exactly in the inner corner (A).
Make sure that your brush expands the left top of the frame (B).

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Click once with your mouse. Don't drag. This should be the result:

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Deselect.
Select the other piece ( horizontal) and place your cursor like this:

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Click once and it should look like this now:

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Right click: Select All Objects.

Right click: Merge as a Single Object.
Rename this layer: top left
Right click: Duplicate.
Rename this layer: bottom right

Change to the Transform Tool: Rotate and Flip: Flip the Object: Horizontally.
Then: Flip the Object: Vertically.

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Press your Ctrl key and select both objects and drag them to the middle of your canvas.
Deselect.
My image looks like this now:

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